Will organic disappear from supermarkets? Faced with falling demand due to inflation, supermarkets are reducing the supply of organic products on their shelves. A setback for the sector, which recently sent a letter to the main brands asking them not to “disengage” from organic. A “very significant” decrease in supply “of around 12% in one year”, lamented this Wednesday morning the general delegate of Synabio, Charles Pernin, a guest at BFM business.
“If the big retailers continue to reduce the offer of organic products, tomorrow consumers will consume less and less organic products. We already have testimonials from supermarket customers who tell us [qu’ils vont] buy at the local supermarket and [que] The organic department disappeared overnight, replaced by the department of flavors of the world,” he said, fearing “breaks in the sectors.”
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Consumers turn to cheaper products in times of inflation and organic, more expensive than conventional products, pays the price. The general delegate of Synabio wants, however, “to restore clarity in this debate on prices”, affirming that the “price of food is not [celui] that you have on the receipt”. He mentions in particular “hidden costs” such as water pollution control or the effects of climate change.
Charles Pernin fears that the bad run of the ecological harm to the companies of the sector. “They are farmers from our territories, they are SMEs that have invested and created jobs for years. We need large retailers, who were a partner when everything was going well, to be by the side of these sectors when the economic situation is less favourable”, he asked. “If not, it is no longer society”, but “opportunism”.
Source: BFM TV
